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Jnana Yog
The path of knowledge: discerning the real from the unreal.
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Philosophy
Jnana means knowledge, but not information. Jnana Yog seeks direct insight into the nature of the Self.
Its traditional method has three steps: shravana, hearing the teaching; manana, reflecting on it until doubt resolves; and nididhyasana, meditating on it until it is lived. Its central practice is viveka, discernment between the real and the unreal. It is the path most closely tied to Vedanta.
Terms
- Viveka
- Discernment between the real and the unreal.
- Shravana, manana, nididhyasana
- Hearing, reflecting, meditating.
Ideas behind it
Sources and tradition
- YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, pp. 2–3, philosophy and foundations